Nigeria NIN

Detects Nigeria National Identification Numbers (NIN) — 11 digits from NIMC.

Type

regex

Engine

boost_regex

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence; NIN keywords required.

Jurisdictions

ng

Regulations

NDPR (Nigeria), NIMC Act

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701

Data categories

pii, government-id

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

9

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Compatible, Netskope: Compatible

Pattern

\b\d{11}\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

[object Object], National Identification Number, NIMC, ID number, identification, ID card, license, permit, registration, certificate

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• 12345678901 — NIN
• 98765432109 — Alt
• 11223344556 — Third

Should not match

• 1234567890 — 10
• 123456789012 — 12
• 1234567890A — Letter

Known false positives

• Other 11-digit IDs. Mitigation: Require NIN keywords.